Risk Analyst, EU
Remote
About Remote
Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.
Please take a look at remote.com/handbook to learn more about our culture and what it is like to work here. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor or look up the results of our candidate surveys to see how others feel about working and interviewing here.
All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!
What this job can offer you
- Remote Compliance is looking for Risk Analyst to join our global team. The Compliance team protects Remote from mission critical risks including fraud, sanctions, money laundering, and other types of financial crime. We enable Remote to grow in a safe and sustainable way through taking care in the customers we accept. We work with payments partners to manage risk around the payments we process.
- This role is perfect for curious minds looking to expand their compliance and investigative skills across a variety of subject areas, industries, and jurisdictions. Our team fosters an environment of learning and growth through cross training and collaborative investigations and is especially suited for those interested in furthering their career in the global fintech space.
What you bring
- Experience in operational risk, compliance, KYC/AML, transaction monitoring, and/or sanctions screening with a financial services company or other fintech company
- Sound knowledge of the sanctions environment and fraud issues, including familiarity with relevant compliance tools
- Interest or experience in financial regulation; knowledge of fintechs and regulatory environment relevant to payment institutions
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to perform well under pressure, eager to learn and develop new skills, comfortable taking on projects proactively
- Relevant AML certification preferable, e.g. ACAMS
- Writes and speaks fluent English
- It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
Key Responsibilities
- Work on transaction monitoring and investigations, including using monitoring tools, to monitor, detect, prevent and report on possible money laundering, terrorism financing, corruption and other suspicious activity
- Conduct enhanced KYB investigations, and create internal reports and recommendations as necessary
- Prepare data-driven internal management reports
- Assist the and wider team with projects and tasks to transform and improve compliance policies and processes
Practicals
- You'll report to: Compliance Manager
- Team: Operations - Risk Operations
- Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply that is based in Europe, but we will prioritize applications from the following location: Netherlands
- Start date: As soon as possible
Remote Compensation Philosophy
Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.
At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.
The base salary range for this full-time position is $30.150 to $67.850. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.
At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.
Application process
- Interview with recruiter
- Interview with future manager
- Interview with team members (no managers present)
- Prior employment verification check
Benefits
- work from anywhere
- unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
- quarterly company-wide day off for self care
- flexible working hours (we are async)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- mental health support services
- stock options
- learning budget
- home office budget & IT equipment
- budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
How you’ll plan your day (and life)
We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.
You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.
If that sounds like something you want, apply now!
How to apply
- Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
- We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
- If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.
We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.
